posted 09-13-200212:06 AM
this is a vague answer, but the different colors of pills in a pack are used to distinguish different concentrations of hormones. the exact concentration varies according to the brand and formulation. some pills are "monophasic" so all the pills are the same dose (plus a dose of sugar pills). other can be triphasic, so there are three levels of hormone (and plus sugar pills).

the pills should have come with a tiny pamphlet. if you are really bored and want to decipher it, the pamphlet will tell you the different concentrations of hormones in each color of pill.

and if you want a translation of that, you can ask your doctor. but if you want a quick run down, pills often have something to simulate progesterone and estrogen. Look for the roots -gest for progesterone clones and estr- for estrogen clones. Then you can see the concentrations of each.

posted 09-15-200201:57 AM
the literature is contained in this tiny accordion fold pamphlet that came with the pill dispenser. it's small and easy to overlook and lose, so you may have accidentally tossed it. the pamphlet is usually separate from the "warning" pamphlet (which has all the disclaimers and troubleshooting). if not, do you happen to have the original box the pills came in? or the wrappers?

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